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Files and itineraries to discover the local gastronomy

The knowledge, enhancement, and promotion of the local cultures and traditions have always been one of the aims of protected areas. A visit to the river and its territory can also represent an occasion to discover the products of the earth and the skillful processing methods our gastronomy can suggest. Po Piemontese Parks Authority offers in these pages useful information to discover a world of flavors enriching your visit to the protected area, combining the safeguard of nature with the economic agricultural activities to promote the collaboration between the Park Authority and the professional agricultural organizations.

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Restaurant along the river Po near Valentino Castle
Restaurant along the river Po near Valentino Castle
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Alluvioni Cambiò Celery
Widespread in the area of Alluvioni Cambiò since 1930, the local cultivation of celery has specialized with products of different varieties. There are two groups: "green" and "self-whitening", where the plant is tied and almost all the stem...
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Andezeno ivory-white cardoon
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Breme Red Onion
Even if its cultivation covers a limited territory of about 12 hectares, Breme onion has a well-established tradition, with the festival held in June in this Municipality of Lomellina area. The alluvial soils better develop the features of Breme red...
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Cambiano Ribbed Tomato
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Carmagnola Bell Pepper
Definition The bell pepper varieties produced in the area of Carmagnola belong to four morphological species: - Quadrato (Square): it is a square pepper, with three or four tips, height not exceeding 1/3 of the width, petiole detached at the node, ripening...
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Carmagnola Long Sweet Garden Leek
Definition The garden leek (Allium porrum L.) is a biennial plant belonging to the family of Liliaceae and coming from the Mediterranean regions. It is characterized by long lanceolate leaves. Both the lower part of the plant, called "bulb" and consisting...
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Carmagnola Ox-Horn Pepper
A pepper with wonderful colors (strong yellow or intense red) and a long and conical shape (more than 20 cm), and with three to four lobes (shaped according to the spagnolìn pepper which came from America). It is cultivated on level, silty and...
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Casalborgone Pea
Definition The area of Casalborgone is particularly ideal for the cultivation of peas, preferring soils with a balanced distribution of sand, silt, and clay, a neutral reaction (pH 6.5-7), a temperature between 13° and 18°C (it stops growing when...
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Castagneto Po Lettuce
Castagneto Po Lettuce belongs to the species Lactuca sativa L., family Asteraceae or Compositae, is an annual herbaceous plant consisting of a more or less developed central nucleus of very tender leaves, whole and leaning one against the other. It is...
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Castellazzo Bormida Pumpkin
Pumpkins, originally coming from Central America and cultivated in Italy since the 16th century, have an old tradition in the plain of the stream Bormida and in the area of Casalcermelli, where they find suitable soils, cool and with a good drainage....
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Castellazzo Bormida Red Beet
The history of Castellazzo red beet begins in the second post-war period in Fontanasse, a country hamlet of Casalcermelli. Cultivated and processed locally, it covers the 60% of the national production.
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Castellazzo Bormida Scorzonera
As for the beet, the edible part of scorzonera is the cone-shaped root, from 20 to 30 cm long and with a white-yellowish color. The plant, with green-gray rosette leaves, is cultivated in the most permeable soils of the area of Casalcermelli and requires...
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Castelnuovo Scrivia Golden Onion and Red Onion
The soils surrounding Castelnuovo Scrivia are suitable for the cultivation of the onion. The local varieties are two: the golden onion, with a round and regular shape, with several very robust and copper-colored outer strata and a white pulp with a...
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Castelnuovo Scrivia Potatoes
Castelnuovo Scrivia, Molino dei Torti, Guazzora, Isola Sant'Antonio, Sale, and Alluvioni Cambiò form an excellent territory for the production of quality potatoes, floury white and yellow, both with different varieties. Preserved in wooden...
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Chivasso Ribbed Tomato
Definition Chivasso Ribbed Tomato is cultivated in spring-summer, outdoors or in greenhouses (non-heated tunnels), also until the beginning of the winter. It is mainly sown by nursery men and local farmers in small cubes of peat during the winter, in...
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Golden piatlina onion of Andezeno
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Leinì onion
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Long Radish or Turin Radish or Tabasso Radish
Definition Long Radish or Turin radish or Tabasso radish is one of the several varieties belonging to the species Raphanus Sativus L., of the family of Brassicaceae. The cultivar is characterized by plants with a medium-high vigor, outstretched and upright...
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Molino dei Torti Garlic
With a production of about 1,500 quintals per year and ideal soils, rich and well cultivable, Molino dei Torti and some adjacent Municipalities play an important role in the cultivation of garlic. There are two harvesting periods: in June for "ravagno",...
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Moncalieri Cauliflower
Definition Moncalieri Cauliflower is one of the many horticultural varieties belonging to the species Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, herbaceous plant belonging to Brassicaceae or Cruciferae family. It has a stalk with more or less large lateral leaves:...
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